As Greater Boston's community foundation, the Boston Foundation is focused on the myriad of factors which make our city unique and successful. With an emphasis on strengthening this region's competitiveness in the global economy, the Foundation works with many partners to publish cutting edge research, hold public forums, and convene task forces of experts and stakeholders to create action agendas for real change.
Launched in November 2024, the program provides down payment, mortgage and other assistance to low- and moderate-income homebuyers from one of 29 Mass. towns, unlocking the opportunity for families to build intergenerational wealth.
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More than half of the 2025 Free For All Fund grantee partners are new recipients of funds from the program, which is designed to bring programs to new places and audiences.
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The latest round 61 grants totalling over $1 million bring the total funding distributed to over $4.6 million in support of organizations committed to meeting the basic food needs of our community.
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A new report suggests collaboration will be critical to automate and streamline systems, manage costs, and protect benefits for Mass. residents before new Federal Medicaid work and eligibility requirements take effect next year.
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MassNonprofit News shares details on the latest round of grants from TBF's “Meeting the Moment: Sustaining Families” initiative of $1 million to 61 organizations, for a total of $4.6 million distributed since the launch of the initiative with more than $6.2 million raised in support of the effort.
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The Boston Globe summarizes key findings from 2025's Greater Boston Housing Report Card, produced by TBF and the TBF Boston Indicators team with a special topic section by the BU's Initiative on Cities.
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El Planeta reports on the Latino Equity Fund's efforts to rapidly respond to vulnerable families in Boston, Operación Mesa Llena, which raised $100,000 in collaboration with TBF's Food, Fuel, and Shelter Fund and a match by Stop and Compare Markets to provide gift cards for 667 families Chelsea, East Boston and Lynn through trusted community partners.
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Facing the threat of a federal freeze to food assistance benefits, the Bay State Banner points to efforts in MA to support residents highlighting a city press conference announcement by Mayor Wu of a $1 million commitment in partnership with TBF — funded half by the city and half by the foundation — to launch a resource to help residents pay for basic needs.
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In data and interviews, Kelly Harrington and the team from Boston Indicators highlight the success of the first year on the ONE+ Program, which provided financial assistance to over 200 low-and moderate-income first-time homebuyers across Massachusetts.
Read MoreThe new report from Boston Indicators and the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Lifeexplores the potential impact of new Medicaid work and eligibility requirements on the program, and lays out strategies for a new model that helps minimize the number of Mass. residents losing coverage.
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The 2025 Greater Boston Housing Report Card again explores the data at the heart of our housing challenges in Greater Boston, with a special section devoted to how communities in the region are implementing the requirements of the Commonwealth's MBTA Communities Act.
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Across every community and area of need, nonprofit leaders see their work being made more difficult while demand for their services rises. Such findings inform our actions to meet this moment, some of which we cover in this edition of TBF News.
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